Filing appliance.



H. J. HI'CK. FILING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-15,1911.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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FILING APPLIANCE.

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H. J. HICK. FILING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-15,1911.

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FILING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15. 1911.

Patented Jan. 18,1916.

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FILING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 19H.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

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HARRY :r. HIOK, or ALLIANCE, OHIO. AssIeNOR, evinnsnn AssrenMRnrs, TO THE MOCASKEY REGISTER COMPANY, INO RPORATEDIN 1914, or ALLIANCE, OHIO, A

CORPORATION or OHIO} To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HARRY J. H IOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State .This inventionrelates to filing appliances adapted for detachably holding papers, account slips or bills and the like in systematic order and in a manner to permit their rapid filing and removal.

For the purpose of illustration I have, in the accompanying drawings, shown and herein described one formof filing appliance embodying my invention. n

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a front view of an appliance embodying my invention, the doors of the casing being open, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the appliance, the near side of the casing being broken away and a portion of the leaves shown in an operated position. Fig- 3 is a vertical sectional view through the casing, the leaves or frames being omitted and the supports therefor being shown in front elevation. Fig. 42 is a fragmentary side elevation of the leaves or frames and the supports therefor, all of the leaves or frames being shown in horizontal position. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view, certain parts being shown intelevation, illustrating details of construction; Figs. 6, 7, and 8 are fragmene taryoviews also illustrating details of construction. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of an appliance illustrating a modification of the invention, the near side ofthe casing being broken away. i a

I In the drawings 1 indicates a casing, which may. beconstructed, in'any usualor preferred form, for supporting and housing the. mechanism hereinafter described. It preferably provided with a front l sides 1", 1", a back 1 and top and bottom 1 The upper front portion of the casing is preferably. inclined, as shown at i to facilitate the operation of the mechanism.

2, 2 indicate doors for the casing. These doors preferably support suitable indexes 3,

on which the names and designating rindexing devices may be written or supported.

The'casing 1 may be arranged to accommodate one or more drawers, such as indicated at .4.

FILING APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

i Patented Jan. 18,

Application filed April 15, 1911. Serial No. 621,392.

5 indicates a series of frames or leaves, each of which supports on one or both faces slips, papers, orbills in any desired order or arrangement. Preferably, each leaf is provided with spring clips, such as indicated at 5 behind whichthe slips, papers,

or bills are filed, and alined contact or sep- ,aration strips which keep each leaf spaced from the adjoining leaf.

5 indicates pivotal or gear connections between each leaf and the adjoining leaf or leaves. Theseconnections permit the leaves to be swung from a vertical position to a horizontal position, and vice versa, singly or in groups.

6, indicate two freely movable frames,

to which the. opposite end leaves (which may be designated by the numerals 5 and 5) of the series of leaves are connected.

These frames cooperate with each other to support the leaves at all times, and permit their operation from the vertical position to the horizontal position, and vice versa. One of said frames, for instancetheframe 6, moves up or down o wvertically to accommodate itselfto the number of le ves superposed thereon; while" the other frame 7 moves horizontally or back and forth to'accommodate itself tothe number of leaves which may be arrangedin the verticalposition from front torear at any time. By

mounting the end leaves of the series of leaves upon movable supports, it will be seen that the entire series can be shifted or moved relative to a common operative or working position opposite the frontxof the casing l to permit access to anyparticular leaf. Stationary support and guide devices forthe frames Band 7 are arranged to one side thereof, in order to facilitate the operationof shifting the leaves from one position to another. Of these devices 8, 8 indicate a pair of horizontally extending bars, preferably channel bars, iiXedto the opposite inner sides 1? of the casing 1 and form. ng guides ,for the horizontally moving frame 7.

The horizontally movable frame or support 7 preferably comprises a U-shaped bar 7 and a sheet metal plate 7? of similar shape secured thereto to form a back 7 and side members. 7 indicates sets of studs pro jecting laterally fromthe side members Of .the frame 7 andhaving slidingengagement with the walls of the guides 8, 8.. These against tilting in either direction.

studs are spaced apart from each otherand maintain, the frame 7 in upright position stud maybe provided with an anti-friction roller 7? to reduce the friction between the guides and studs. 1

7 indicate one or more pivotal supports, mounted on the inner face of the back 7, to which the end leaf 5 is connectedv 9, 9, indicate a pair of vertically extending'alined bar's, preferably of channel form,

, fixed'to the opposite inner sides 1 of the .ymay be connected, and forthat purposeits front edge is doubled over as shown at 6 T he "lip 6 forms a recess, with the adjacent face of the platform, to receive-the freeedge ofthe end leaf 5.

6 indicates a flange provided along the rear edge of'the platf'o'rmfi and serving to engagetherear edge of the'leaf'5 and thus maintain its front edge beneath the lip 6 By'first raisingthe rear end of the said leaf, ift can be readily disconnected from thepl'atorm.

Each of the slide devices6 'm'aycomprise a block 6 whichissecur'ed to the adjacent side plate '(S fan angle bar 6 and one or more guide engaging members, such as rollers 6 looselymounted on suitable pins or'shafts 6 carried by the adjacent angle bar 6 One leg of the bar 6 is secured to the adj acent block 6 while "its opposite leg extends through an aperture formed inthe adjacent side'plat'e 6 and fo'rmsa b'aseor support for the platform 6. The platform 6 may be secured to each angle bar by I iv ts or bolts. Each'angle bar 6 is preferably formed with afl'ange't at its lower "end to form a support forthe adjacent end of'a brace bar 9. This bar extends from oneangl'e bar 6 to the other' and is inclined or curved upwardly throughout its central portion to engage with andform a support for the center 'of the platform 6.

"10 'indicates c'ounterbalancing means "for the elevator 6 and normally operating to maintain it in a raised p'OSitlon SB dotted lines in Fig. 4. These means preferably comprise a'weight 1'0 suspendedby arope orchain l? whichisconnected to the" elevator at one end, whereby "the weight is raised andlowered by the-niovementthereof. As shown in the drawings,therope 1O ma be connected at its 'opp osite'ends? to opposite sides of the elevator 6 f and carried over pulleys "10 and 10, 1 0 suitably E ach I mounted in bearings on opposite sides of the casing, that portion of the rope or chain extending between the pulleys 10 and -10 forming a "suspension *loop: for the weight 10 Asthe elevator rises and falls'the loop 'made longer or shorter and thus imparts vertical movement to the weight. The weight 10 may be provided with'a pulley around which the rope l0 passes. The rope 10 is preferably provided with links 10 at its opposite ends. Each of these links is formed with an opening-at or near its free end fitting over a pin '10 which projects laterally aroma plate 6 screwed or bolted tothe adjacent-slide '6. -This plate may be "U-shap'edi andinverted'on the slideso as -'to engage with the opposite faces of the slide block 6. p

1 1 indicates a buffer or cushion carried by thfe-fi-"anief. Itoperate's to engage and cushion the end leaf 5 when it or succeedin-g leaves are moved into the vertical posiirlo'st convenient fortheoperator, so that each may bebrou'glit or moved into that position fora cces's to an'yparticular leaf or space thereon;

lncarryingo'utthe ob3ects of the invention,the-opposite"end leavesof the series are 1 supperted-by-or suspended between two' supports, movable at "substantially right angles to eachother," and the intermediate leaves are pivotally connected to-said 'end leaves and to each other "along theirlower edges:

The leaves may be arranged normall in "either a verac r position ora horizontal posltlon. Theyar'e swmgable from oneof sand 7 positions to the other singly Or insgroups. hen a leaf is swung from the vertlcal to the horizorital position, all those "leaves re- Inaining in the vertical position 'and the.

imam-e 7 moveforward toward the c operator, the frontinost leaf always taking a given position substantially a predetermined dis tance from theeye ofthe operator and the counterbalanced frame 6 and those leaves which may be supported thereon, move downwardly 'to accommodate the leaves which must be assembled in a vertical pack witlithe uppermost ones "supported in a hori- 'zontal plane substantially in line 1 with the Iow'e'redges or therema'ining vertical leaves andfi'eelyekpose'd on itstop surface'to the eye of the operator Inversely, when a leaf is swung from the horizontal to the vertical position, the frame or elevator 7 moves upwardly and the frame 6 moves rearwardly.

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As is clear from the drawings, the front face of the foremost vertical leaf and the upper face of the uppermost horizontal leaf at any time are opposite what may be, termed the leaf-accessible position, which is ar rangedat a convenient height for theopera tor or operators. By shifting the series of leaves from one position to another, each leaf can be brought opposite such leafaccessible position, to permit the inspection of thepapers, bills or slips thereon, their removal, etc.

It is not essential that the leaves or fr'ames be operated separately, or that they be moved vertically or horizontally, as the case may be, into the leaf-accessible position and then swung to the other position, in .order to bring a particular leaf or frame into position for; access. The series of leaves or frames being supported or suspended at its opposite ends between two movable, cooperating supports, the leaves thereof may be operated in groups of two or more at a time to economize time and labor, the hinge or gear connections between adj oining leaves permitting any number of leaves to be swung as a group relative to adjoining leaves, no matter in what position the leaves or a portion of them may stand. will be clearly understood from Fig. 2.

, Furthermorey as the space below those leaves and 7, respectively; As a result of these combined movements, any number of leaves or frames can be operated and the leaves as a series shifted to a-different position in a I rapld and posltive manner, no matter how remote anyparticular leaf may be from the leaf-accessible position. I

Referring to Fig. 9, wherein'I haveillustrated a slightly modified form of the invention, it will be seen that the bars 8 are slightly inclined upwardly from front to rear and that the lower edge of the horizontally movable frame is inclined, as shown at 8., in order that the front studs 7 maybe arranged slightly below the rear studs and This operation thus cooperate with the inclined bars 8 to support the frame or support? in a substantially vertical position; In this form of construction, the weight of the rear end of those leaves in the vertical position isforemost leaf being connected with the table I frame, whereby the series of frames is can ried by the back and table frames free from contact with the stationary supporting means, and can'be bodily swung singly or collectively from a face to face upright po sition against the back frame to a face to face reclined position upon the table frame, and vice versa.

2. In a filing appliance, stationary supporting means including uprightly and horizontally disposed guide-ways, a horizontal tablevframe movable upwardandzdownward and an upright back frame movable to and fro in the respective guide-ways and being held against tilting thereby, a series of leaves hinged together at their lower rear edges, the upper-rearmost leaf being connected with the back frame and-the lowerforemost leaf being connected with the table,

frame, whereby the series of frames is carried by the back and table frames free from contact with the stationary supporting means, and can be bodily swung singly or collectively from a face to face upright position against the back frame to a face to face reclined position upon the table frame, and

vice versa, and means for counter-balancing the table frame and the weight of the leaves s superposed thereon.

In testimony whereof I affix my'signa,

ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY. J. HIOK.

Witnesses Geo. C. RUSSELL HENRY F. PoLLooK.

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Washington, 11.0. 

